Trap For Fools still in fine fettle

Perth Cup prospect Trap For Fools is showing no signs of training off as he shoots for a fifth straight win in tomorrow’s Listed GA Towton Cup (2200m) at Ascot.

The remarkably tough stayer continues to ease trainer Lindsey Smith’s concerns about how he will handle a long campaign.

Since resuming on September 7, Trap For Fools has burst into Perth Cup (2400m) contention with six brilliant wins.

He again led all the way to claim the Listed Tattersall’s Cup (2100m) last Saturday week with champion Hong Kong jockey Douglas Whyte on board.

Smith said he wouldn’t hesitate to end the four-year-old’s campaign if he shows he’s coming to the end of his campaign before the Perth Cup on January 1.

“He’s like a merry-go-round. He just keeps going around,” Smith said. “It wasn’t my intention to get this far and the first time he shows he’s had enough, he’ll go to the paddock.

“But he hasn’t indicated he’s trained off. He’s been working with Black Heart Bart and he’s worked fairly good alongside him. His work indicates he’ll go well again.”

Whyte will again ride Trap For Fools, who jumps from barrier nine and drops 1kg to 54kg.

“He’s got no weight and there aren’t a lot of horses in it, so the barrier won’t be an issue,” Smith said.

A winner at eight of 19 starts, Trap For Fools is the $2.25 favourite for the Towton Cup.

Smith and Whyte will also team up with Fontainebleau in the Listed Jungle Dawn Classic (1400m), Reykjavik in the Listed Sir Ernest Lee-Steere Classic (1400m) and Great Again in the Iron Jack Handicap (1500m) tomorrow.

Smith said Fontainebleau would struggle to turn the tables on Celebrity Dream after running fifth to her in the Listed Jungle Mist Classic (1200m) last start. “It would be nice if she ran a place. She’ll be better suited in the 1600 and 1800,” he said.